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Lucky gambler bets $12.50 on slot machine and hits jackpot at Las Vegas casino

File photo. A lucky visitor is leaving a Las Vegas casino with a big prize after hitting a slot machine jackpot.
File photo. A lucky visitor is leaving a Las Vegas casino with a big prize after hitting a slot machine jackpot. Samuel Branch via Unsplash

A lucky gambler bet $12.50 on a slot machine in Las Vegas and ended up winning a much larger prize.

They won $111,404.04.

On Aug. 16, a visitor went to the Suncoast Hotel and Casino off the Strip and sat at an Aristocrat Gaming’s Dragon Cash slot machine, the hotel said in an Aug. 20 Facebook post.

The guest hit spin and watched as the symbols flashed across the screen until every line was filled with gold symbols.

“After placing a $12.50 bet across 50 paylines, the player hit the progressive Grand Jackpot,” the hotel said in the post.

Suncoast Hotel and Casino is about a 15-mile drive northwest from the Strip.

Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm. However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.

If you or a loved one shows signs of gambling addiction, you can seek help by calling the national gambling hotline at 1-800-522-4700 or visiting the National Council on Problem Gambling website.

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Helena Wegner
McClatchy DC
Helena Wegner is a McClatchy National Real-Time Reporter covering the state of Washington and the western region. She’s a journalism graduate from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. She’s based in Phoenix.
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